Inside Italy's Push To Decriminalize Recreational Cannabis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The ballot campaign on cannabis decriminalization follows the recent vote of the judiciary committee of Italy's Chamber of Deputies on a new proposal to decriminalize cannabis cultivation.
47% : Even the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate recently supported cannabis decriminalization due to the failure of the war on drugs.
44% : While right-wing parties show clear opposition to any relaxation on drug policy, the left-wing Democratic Party hasn't fully supported cannabis legalization out of fear of clashing with the right-wing coalition and losing voters.
43% : In the past, Italian political parties have often found loopholes to block the road to cannabis decriminalization.
42% : However, the hurdles to decide over cannabis decriminalization on the ballot are not so easy to overcome.
41% : Italy's public debate on cannabis legalization is based more on outdated ideology than on evidence.
39% : The lack of regulation on hemp flowers sales with a THC level below 0.2% created a grey market.
33% : In such a context, many commercial retailers risk criminal prosecutions.

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